Blog says that RIM will be sold to Samsung, shares rise

Los Angeles - The Role of Research In Motion had appreciated by some 11 percent on Tuesday after a technology blog said that the BlackBerry maker was trying an agreement to sell the South Korean rival Samsung.
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The website Boy Genius Report cited an unnamed source who said the co-CEO of RIM Jim Balsillie was meeting with companies interested in licensing their software or buy shares or all of the RIM, with Samsung leading the negotiations.

The action of the RIM is listed on the Nasdaq climbed 10 percent to $ 17.8 at 17h18.

RIM has been the target of a steady stream of speculation about a possible purchase of its operations since its market value has depreciated on account of delays in product and profit warnings.

The role of RIM had some strong increases since 21 December, when Reuters reported that Amazon.com and other possible buyers had considered making a bid.

But action has accumulated depreciation of almost 75 per cent from its value a year ago